Thomas Goldsmith

Dr. Thomas Goldsmith is an independent researcher and policy consultant collaborating with the Brookfield Institute. Tom works with innovation-focused organizations to help them understand public policy, and create coalitions and partnerships to help build an inclusive innovation economy in Canada. Tom was previously Policy Director, Innovation and Technology for the Toronto Region Board of Trade. Before moving to Canada, Tom led the digital trade policy workstream for techUK, the UK’s largest technology business association, and was a policy adviser for the Royal Society, the UK’s national academy of sciences. Tom holds a Ph.D. in History from the University of East Anglia.